Omar Ajete

Omar Ajete Iglesias (born July 31, 1965 in San Juan, Pinar del Río, Cuba) is a former baseball player, who starred for the Cuban National Series' Pinar del Río Vegueros and the Cuban national team.

Omar Ajete
Born: July 31, 1965 (1965-07-31) (age 57)
in San Juan, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Cuba
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Baseball World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1990 Edmonton Team
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Seattle Team

Ajete, a left-handed starter, compiled a career record of 179-96 over sixteen 90-game seasons in the National Series. He pitched for Cuba's gold medal-winning teams at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic games.

References
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Omar Ajete". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.


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